The battle at the Haughs o Cromdale.
Track Information
Original Track ID
SA1956.40.1
Original Tape ID
Summary
The battle at the Haughs o Cromdale.
The womenfolk took oatcakes, butter, croods [curds] and milk to the soldiers; they would have died otherwise. The English lost the battle (to the Highlanders) and fled to Aberdeen.
Item Notes
The battle at the Haughs of Cromdale in 1690 was part of the Jacobite rebellions. The assertion that the Highlanders won the battle is erroneous, and may stem from the 'Haughs o Cromdale' song, from Hogg's 'Jacobite Relics'; this song contracts the events of two battles 45 years apart (the other being James Graham's victory at Auldearn in 1645), into a song that portrays Cromdale as a victory for the Jacobites.
Recording Location
County - Moray
Parish - Bellie
Village/Place - Nether Dallachy
Item Location
County - Moray
Parish - Cromdale, Inverallan and Advie
Village/Place - Cromdale
Language
Scots
Genre
Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good